Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1887-03-09
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4 Cruel eOuui OF OEU AIhn0s HA"so
Than Equallcd Now.
Not many decades ago in this country the
people were excited over . tchcraft Persons
suspected were thrown INFO the water; if not
witches, they wonld drown; II they were
witches, they would swim ashore and would 70
put to death! In any event they were doomed
Not many years ago il q person we're taken
sick with advanced disorder of tbs kidneys
the physician would pronounce the disease
Brish Is disease, and when 40 declared he re-
ga,ded his responsible ty at an end, for med
ical authority q mitted that the disease was
jncurabio.
When the physician found a patient thus
afflicted he would say, "Oh, . slight attack OF
the Kidneys; W II DO eli right in a little whiio, "
He knew to the contrary, But If he could keep
his patient on his hands for q few months
he knew h. would derive . great revenue from
his case, aud then, when the dlsea Sc had pro-
crossed to a certain stage, he would state the
facts aud retire, exonerated frcm all blame.
But the error Of 81 pposing the disease IN
durable has swayed The publ c mind long
after the fact has ceased to be. But public
opinion has been educated to the true status
OF the case by those who have discounted the
incurabiiity theory, and tho public recognizes
and test ties to the fact that Warmers safe
cure is a specific for this disease. This has
been shown with thousands of testimonials.
Upon referring to them in our file, we find
that 5000 reward viii be given to any one
who can prove that SO far as the manufacture
ers know they are not genuine, aud that hum
dreds Of thousands similar in character could
be published if it we're necessary.
This condition of things is very amusing to
the journalist, who looks upon all sides. of
every question Proof should be accepted by
oil, but prejudice fights proof for many years.
1t seems strange that whoa a proprietary
medicine is doing the good that Warmers safe
cure is that the physicians do not publicly in
dorse 1t. Many Of them, we are told, privately
prescribe it.
A few years ago, as stated, when a man had
Bright's disease, the doctor boldly announced
it, because he thought it relieved him of re-
sponsibility.
To-day when prominent people are dying
land hundreds Of thousands Of common peo-
pie die Of the same disease), we are told that
doctors disguise the fact that it is Dright's DIS
case of the kidneys, and say that they die of
paralysis, Of apoplexy, OF pneumonia, Of con-
sumption, OF general debility, Of rheumatism,
OF heart disease, of blood poisoning, or some
other Of the names Of the direct effects of
kidney disease. They are not the real disease
itself.
We sometimes wonder il they avoid stating
the real cause Of disease for fear they will
drive the public into patronage of the only
scientific proprietary specific for kidney dis
eases and the thousand and one diseases that
originate in inactive kidneys.
We do not believe every advertisement we
read. Some people perhaps may regard this
article IS an advertisement and will not be-
lieve il, but we are candid enough to say that
We believe the parties above mentioned have
stated their case and proved il, and under such
circumstances the public is unwise if it 10
longer Influenced by adverse prejudice